It is 1951, and you are participating in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 25-cm test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. You hear the choices of the others before you make your choice. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying

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Solomon Asch was studying conformity, specifically how individuals conform to group norms even when they contradict their own beliefs. In this experiment, participants were influenced by the choices of others in the group, even if those choices were obviously incorrect.

It Is 1951, and You Are Participating in a Perception